TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that Japan is considering what it can do within its legal constraints to ensure the safety of Japanese-related vessels and their crews in the Middle East amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Takaichi's remarks during a parliamentary session came after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded in a social media post that other nations including Japan deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to secure oil shipments.
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